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mrs_sweetpeach
After spending far too much time researching PCI data security standards and thinking about what's actually needed to be secure, I've found what is likely to be the best certification program around.
And if you don't believe me, think about this: Heartland Payment Systems disclosed that intruders hacked into the computers it uses to process 100 million payment card transactions per month for 175,000 merchants and that the intruders had access to those systems for multiple weeks during late 2008. This in spite of the fact Heartland was certified as PCI compliant months before the breach occurred.
And if you don't believe me, think about this: Heartland Payment Systems disclosed that intruders hacked into the computers it uses to process 100 million payment card transactions per month for 175,000 merchants and that the intruders had access to those systems for multiple weeks during late 2008. This in spite of the fact Heartland was certified as PCI compliant months before the breach occurred.
